The military is one of our nation’s most revered and essential institutions, filled with courageous men and women who willingly sacrifice so much for our nation’s greater good.

It is a point of pride among African Americans that Black soldiers have served in the military since the American Revolution and the War of 1812 – long before they were even recognized in law as full-fledged people.

The recent Fox News airing, of a 2006 interview, has some White Americans again railing against the one man who they believe clearly got away with murder—unlike, in their twisted reasoning, any other murder suspect in contemporary American history.

No, that man is not George Zimmerman; who murdered Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012. Nor is it Officer Howie Lake or Blane Salamoni; both of whom murdered Alton Sterling...

Recently, LeBron James has been one of the most talked about players and subjects in the NBA. Yes, his amazing plays get a lot of attention, but for the most part, the world is wondering whether James will make a move this summer or stay with his current club, the Cleveland Cavaliers. James can opt out...

In the NY Times on May 25, 1999, Judith Miller reported that the Pentagon, in cooperation with the government of Uzbekistan in the former Soviet Union, would take charge of “demilitarization and decontamination" at the Nukus, Uzbekistan chemical weapons plant. The plant, she reported, had been the Soviets’ major research and testing site for a new class of secret, highly lethal chemical weapons called ''Novichok,"...

This year’s NFL season has no come to an end and things have begun to settle now that the Super Bowl is over, which means one thing – we’re entering off-season period! Beginning on the 14th March, free agents will begin to make an impact of NFL teams across the new league, meaning that several cuts, as well as additions, will be made to team. Some we may see...

Several African-American civil rights leaders sent a joint letter strongly urging U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to alter the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) historic commitment to the civil rights laws that Congress has tasked it with enforcing. The draft strategic plan, which leaked to media...

Gulu-Uganda:Judicial officers in Gulu High Court Circuit on Friday asked stake holders and local leaders to sensitise the community on the benefits of mediation to reduce case back logs and hatred among people in Acholi sub region. This comes at a time when judicial officers and local leaders are battling land conflicts which leaders say has stifled agriculture in the region as most time is spent fighting and using traditional methods to win favors.

From the blog

Over the last few days, during this observance of the first anniversary of the execution of Michael Brown, in Ferguson, were now hearing chants of Weve got to fight back and We are ready for war.

That weve reached this dangerous place in the fight against police abuse was...

Last week a New York Police Department officer was suspended after a video emerged showing him kicking a suspect being arrested, now a group of NYPD officers are being investigated for bringing down Sandra Amezquita a...